Top Shelf Reads (19 books)

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Top Shelf Reads is a book discussion group for young professionals that meet at a brewpub once a month to discuss offbeat and edgy reads. The list contains books selected and read by the group.

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1		Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn 3.94 avg rating — 60,720 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 575,540 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		1984 by George Orwell 4.20 avg rating — 5,644,533 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter 3.97 avg rating — 10,409 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Tipsy Cakes: A Spirited Journey Through Dessert History, Classic Conversions, and Modern Boozy Baking by Jenny Lowery (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		A Good and Useful Hurt by Aric Davis (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 1,851 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Hold My Capri Sun: Gen X’s Survival Guide to Parenting Parents, Coaching Millennials, and Keeping your Sanity by Jenny Lowery (Goodreads Author) 4.92 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Geek Love by Katherine Dunn 3.95 avg rating — 74,349 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides 3.78 avg rating — 429,118 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 149,078 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Unicorn Western (Unicorn Western, #1) by Sean Platt (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 665 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace 4.25 avg rating — 104,042 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 203,022 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 1,123,411 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		The Magicians (The Magicians, #1) by Lev Grossman (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 281,270 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Feed by M.T. Anderson 3.55 avg rating — 68,920 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris (Goodreads Author) 3.47 avg rating — 36,924 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		Room by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 844,629 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19		Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time by Rob Sheffield 3.87 avg rating — 42,407 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

19 books · 3 voters · list created August 23rd, 2013 by Jessica (votes) .

Tags: edgy, gen-x, offbeat

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